#CB9A42#CB9A42
#CB9A42 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.119 H 79.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB9A42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 154, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 67.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.68, 9.28, 51.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.68, 52.59, 79.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.61% 0.0222 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.61% 0.119 79.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1698, 36.2037, 10.1835) |
| Luminance | 0.3620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.63
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.66
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.76
Goldenrod
#DAA520
ΔE00 5.92
Yellow Ochre
#CB9D06
ΔE00 6.05
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB9A42 #4273CB
analogous
#CB5542 #CB9A42 #B7CB42
triadic
#CB9A42 #42CB9A #9A42CB
tetradic
#CB9A42 #42CB55 #4273CB #CB42B7
square
#CB9A42 #42CB55 #4273CB #CB42B7
split-complementary
#CB9A42 #42B7CB #5542CB
monochromatic
#735520 #A3792D #CB9A42 #D8B472 #E5CDA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#CB9A42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#CB9A42 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #CB9A42
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB9A42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB9A42 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9B38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A745
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC8C87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb9a42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 154, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.119 79.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dfb77a',
500: '#cb9a42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb9a42; $custom-light: #dfb77a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb9a42",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 154,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.54,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71614,
"c": 0.11941,
"h": 79.3
},
"luminance": 0.36201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB9A42
secondary
#97ACD2
accent
#7EE048
background
#FEFBF7
surface
#FCF6EE
border
#D5D0C9
text
#161109
muted
#84807B